4.
CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REVIEW (Rev. July 21, 1998)

A conceptual design
defines the functional requirements of the beamlines in a sector. All members
of a Collaborative Access Team (CAT) should be involved in the development of
the conceptual design because the primary scientific objectives and programs
are defined during this process. In addition, all CAT members should be in concurrence
about the functional requirements of the beamlines. The conceptual design report
(about 10-20 pages of text) should include the following:

 A
Brief Statement of the Scientific Objective of the CAT (1 page)


Rationale for the Choice of Insertion Device

State the short-
and long-term goals for the device.

 Spectral
Requirements

State the spectral
requirements of the beamline and describe how these requirements will be met.
Examples of spectral requirements are monochromaticity, tunability, polarization,
etc.


Optical Design

State the optical
objectives of the beamline, and describe how these requirements will be realized.
Examples of optical requirements are

- horizontal
and vertical size and divergence of the beam at the experiment

- adjustability
of optical parameters to meet various requirements

- range of
variability of optical parameters

State the rationale
for the chosen optical design. Include alternative designs considered, if
any, and the reasons for choosing the current design.

Define the optical
elements and their performance requirements. Examples of optical element design
are

- surface finish
and surface figure

- positional
and angular stability and reproducibility

- thermal stability

Include any known
information indicating that such performance criteria have been met.

 Success
of Overall Beamline Design

Discuss the elements
essential for the success of the beamline design, and describe the impact
of any marginal failure in the design performance on the scientific objectives
of the proposed program.

 R&D
Requirements

Describe any
R&D needed to meet the specifications of the design, and explain how this
R&D will be conducted. If R&D is required to complete the final design,
outline the schedule of R&D activities. State the backup plan to be followed
if R&D does not produce the anticipated results. Is it expected that any
portion of the R&D be carried out by the APS staff?

 Drawings
and Ray Diagrams

Provide a plan
view and elevation view of the beamlines with sketches of supports, experiment
station, optics enclosure, location of instruments and electronics, etc.

A ray diagram
with extremal rays should be shown on a separate drawing (using a 10-fold
compressed scale along the beamline length) to assure that the apertures,
slits, masks, optics, etc. have been adequately considered.

The purpose of
these drawings is to test the proof-of-principle and the feasibility of the
optical designs. It should be understood that these designs will change with
a better definition of parameters.